December 1977 in Music

Events in Music

  • Dec 31 "Bubbling Brown Sugar" closes at ANTA Theater NYC after 766 performances
  • Dec 31 "Man of La Mancha" closes at Palace Theater NYC after 124 performances

Birthdays in Music

  • Dec 1 Brad Delson, American guitarist (Linkin Park)
  • Dec 4 Big Pokey, American rapper
  • Dec 7 Dominic Howard, English drummer (Muse)
  • Dec 9 Imogen Heap, English singer-songwriter
  • Dec 20 Saukrates, Canadian rapper
  • Dec 23 Jari Mäenpää, Finnish guitarist and singer

Deaths in Music

  • Dec 5 Rahsaan Roland Kirk, American jazz multi-instrumentalist (Bright Moments, The Case of the 3 Sided Dream in Audio Color) dies of a stroke at 42
  • Dec 22 Johann Nepomuk David, composer, dies at 82
  • Dec 26 Ivan Rezak, Czech composer, dies at 53